Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,518 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Charles Octavius Boothe (1845-1924)
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June Bacon-Bercey (1928-2019)
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (1906- )
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Homer Plessy (1863-1925)

Explore Global African History

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James Sommersett (ca. 1741-ca. 1772)
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Celia Cruz (1925-2003)
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Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat (1918-1981)
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Sharpeville Massacre

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Eddie “the Sheik” Gardner: An Ultramarathoning Legend and Unsung Hero in the Struggle for Racial Equality in America.
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Defending Nikkei: Hugh MacBeth and the Japanese American Internment
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Jazz in Occupied China: Black Jazzmen at the Japanese Prison Camp in Weihsien, China during World War II
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From Finland to “Not in My Neighborhood”: Antero Pietila’s Journey To and Through Racially Divided America

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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